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. >>> this was a proud moment for the united states. meb keflezighi became the first american to win the new york city marathon in 27 years. he was a star at ucla, became a u.s. citizen in '98. there he is, proudly holding up the american flag. >> that's great. >> at 34 years old, ran his best time, two hours and nine minutes. >> he wasn't like the tallest person in the bunch. >> no, he was not. it's been a while since he has had a race that good. >>> a bat got into the at&t center in the spurs game. yes, that's a bat on halloween night. can a oaty shows up with a net and batman shirt. watch this here. ginobli swats the bat and knocks him out. he has a bat in his hand. one more time. knocks the bat to the ground. >> it could have been rabid. you don't know. >> he went and got some hand san advertiser. word is he killed it. he's trying to give it to somebody. i don't want that. no, i don't want that. the bat, officials said was just stunned and flew away. >>> couple of big crashes at talladega speedway, how this driver would fair after f
. >>> this was a proud moment for the united states. meb keflezighi became the first american to win the new york city marathon in 27 years. he was a star at ucla, became a u.s. citizen in '98. there he is, proudly holding up the american flag. >> that's great. >> at 34 years old, ran his best time, two hours and nine minutes. >> he wasn't like the tallest person in the bunch. >> no, he was not. it's been a while since he has had a race that good. >>> a...
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canada was not a threat to the united states. no matter what you may have thought, we're not taking over the country in any way. it is very difficult to attack the united states. one thing is the absolute shock to the system that came out of 9-11 -- 9/11. it was the first time we had an attack on our soil since the british attacked the white house. it happened a scale that will completely upset the whole country. i do not know if we have the capacity to deal with these kinds of issues. there is such an emotional response that makes it very difficult to govern, and the role of the media does not help. particularly when the media is more visual than it is reality. the images tell partial truth, the humans do not tell the truth. they distort the american political system and indeed, the american political issue. it is astounding to me to see how people can claim a victory on today's news stories. it is going on today, as we speak. i find it very discouraging. i remained optimistic about the qualities of american society. its willing
canada was not a threat to the united states. no matter what you may have thought, we're not taking over the country in any way. it is very difficult to attack the united states. one thing is the absolute shock to the system that came out of 9-11 -- 9/11. it was the first time we had an attack on our soil since the british attacked the white house. it happened a scale that will completely upset the whole country. i do not know if we have the capacity to deal with these kinds of issues. there is...
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. >>> it was an incident that caused major diplomatic problems between the united states and iraq. a shoot-out that killed 17 iraqi civilians. now startling new reports about what an american company alleged ly did after the shootings. >>> the nation is honoring its military members past and present on veterans day today. president obama will take part in the wreath laying ceremony at arlington national cemetery. many other countries are honoring their veterans as well. for them the holiday primarily marks the signing of a truce to end world one. vaccines have arrived at guantanamo bay military prison. no detainees will be getting them until the facility's high-priority troops and health care workers have been vaccinated. but so far there aren't even enough doses available to do that. >>> good morning, sunshine. i'm robin meade. so glad you're with us today. 30 minutes past the hour. let's move ahead now to some of our other stories that we're talking about. thousands of people gathered yesterday to remember the victims of the ft. hood shootings but there are new developments in th
. >>> it was an incident that caused major diplomatic problems between the united states and iraq. a shoot-out that killed 17 iraqi civilians. now startling new reports about what an american company alleged ly did after the shootings. >>> the nation is honoring its military members past and present on veterans day today. president obama will take part in the wreath laying ceremony at arlington national cemetery. many other countries are honoring their veterans as well. for...
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it's not just the united states doing that. there are many countries doing it. there is this concerted effort to help the world economy. at the closing bell the dow up more than 200 points closing out the day 10,226. powerful rallies with the nasdaq and s&p 500, too. >>> if you are traveling for the holidays, bring your laptop because google is playing santa. you can get free wi-fi at theth 47 of the nation's airports. the list includes miami, orlando, houston and pittsburgh. what google is hoping is that when you get the free wi-fi you'll set the google page as the home page on your browser and you'll try some of their other products. it's not just because they're nice. and we're going to have the whole list. we do have it now, the whole list of the airports participating on cnn.com/robin. so maybe if you get delayed or something it could be a saver. >> it's like 47 airports. i think you'll be hard pressed to find one that doesn't participate in it. >> it's the major ones. >> thanks. >>> i know you remember the former astronaut accused of trying to kidnap roman
it's not just the united states doing that. there are many countries doing it. there is this concerted effort to help the world economy. at the closing bell the dow up more than 200 points closing out the day 10,226. powerful rallies with the nasdaq and s&p 500, too. >>> if you are traveling for the holidays, bring your laptop because google is playing santa. you can get free wi-fi at theth 47 of the nation's airports. the list includes miami, orlando, houston and pittsburgh. what...
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and where national guardsmen deploy here in the united states or overseas. state guardsmen only deploy within the 50 states. >> what job do you do? >> they have me do public affairs. >> you talk, don't you? >> i enlisted right after the terrorist attacks. someone told me about the state guard and i was like, wow. i'm too hold to go into regular army reserves or national guard. but this gave me an opportunity to serve. >> you look great. you look great and -- >> i would like on my website at clarkhoward.com i have a guide to all the states that have state guards. and how people can volunteer and enlist. >> but you're an example that you don't have to be someone toting a gun to be able to serve. >> would you want me toting a gun? let's take a vote who wants me carrying a gun? who wants me not carrying a gun? okay. not much faith in me carrying a gun. >> your weapon is your information with finances and you help us. >> oh, very good. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> i'm an american soldier! i will never accept defeat! i will never quit! i am an american
and where national guardsmen deploy here in the united states or overseas. state guardsmen only deploy within the 50 states. >> what job do you do? >> they have me do public affairs. >> you talk, don't you? >> i enlisted right after the terrorist attacks. someone told me about the state guard and i was like, wow. i'm too hold to go into regular army reserves or national guard. but this gave me an opportunity to serve. >> you look great. you look great and --...
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will those jobs in the united states? at the global economy, global market and are companies that are creating in the technology for energy efficiency and smart grid and alternative energy sources are going to create jobs. but they can put those jobs in china, the philippines, malaysia, europe, or they can put them in the u.s. and they make those decisions day in and day out. we are dependent in many ways on the federal government. my prayer is they just don't make it worse. so we're not looking for an lot of help from the federal government, but there are areas which that can be very important. our economy continue to grow well into 2008. until the wonderful days of september 2008 when the capital markets crashed and lots of projects came to a halt at that time. we're still adding jobs well into 2008, but sends september we've lost jobs that we've lost 50,000 jobs in the last year in san jose because our clean tech sector is not growing nearly as fast enough to compensate for jobs being lost. so that's the tale of our ec
will those jobs in the united states? at the global economy, global market and are companies that are creating in the technology for energy efficiency and smart grid and alternative energy sources are going to create jobs. but they can put those jobs in china, the philippines, malaysia, europe, or they can put them in the u.s. and they make those decisions day in and day out. we are dependent in many ways on the federal government. my prayer is they just don't make it worse. so we're not...
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visit in the united states. that was an american decision that was never made in consultation with india at all. it was based on their judgment of india is important -- of india's importance to the u.s. with the decision is made, and the collaboration machine immediately moved into motion. both sides have to agree on what form the visit will take. it is everything from the details of the agenda to the cuisine and what is going to be served at the white house dinner. there's a lot of room for " -- for practical collaboration. but the fundamental decision to invite the indian prime minister is the president's role. host: when they print out the guest list tomorrow morning, what will you be looking at? guest: i will be looking into is invited, certainly, because i think it is a very good indicator of where the administration believes is important as they move forward with this relationship. it is also a good indicator of who they think is politically relevant to their interests because these events are often opport
visit in the united states. that was an american decision that was never made in consultation with india at all. it was based on their judgment of india is important -- of india's importance to the u.s. with the decision is made, and the collaboration machine immediately moved into motion. both sides have to agree on what form the visit will take. it is everything from the details of the agenda to the cuisine and what is going to be served at the white house dinner. there's a lot of room for...
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the h1n1 may have killed 4,000 people in the united states since april. the cdc is now counting lab confirmed cases and deaths complicated from h1n1. >>> president obama got four options from advisers about afghanistan, and he turned them all down. a white house official says the president has growing doubts about the afghan government, and he wants an exit strategy before sending extra troops. so he sent all his staff recommendations back to the drawing board. former secretary of state colin powell supports the president's cautious approach. >> this is a very difficult one for him, and it isn't just a one-time decision. this is a decision that will have consequences for the better part of his administration. so, mr. president, don't get pushed by the left to do nothing. don't get pushed by the right to do everything. you take your time to figure it out. you're the commander in chief and this is what you were elected for. >>> well, part of what's making this decision so hard is the president's two top men in afghanistan completely disagree about bringing
the h1n1 may have killed 4,000 people in the united states since april. the cdc is now counting lab confirmed cases and deaths complicated from h1n1. >>> president obama got four options from advisers about afghanistan, and he turned them all down. a white house official says the president has growing doubts about the afghan government, and he wants an exit strategy before sending extra troops. so he sent all his staff recommendations back to the drawing board. former secretary of...
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he blamed the united states for trying to turn the countries against each other. the colombian government says it never has and never will make an act of war. >>> the days of the mortgage companies hitting you with unexpected closing costs might be coming to an end. jennifer westhoven is looking out for you. good morning. >> good morning. thanks, robin. if you've ever bought a home, you know the big moment to dread is at the close, you're at the table, they're giving you all the paperwork and then comes the last-minute hit list -- i'm calling it a hit list -- junk fees, sometimes hundred dollars more than the good faith estimate you were given a while back. say good-bye to closing shock. "the washington post" reports on new year's day, neufeld rules are going to kick in. they are meant to make things friendlier for you and not the lender. many of the fees that currently jump, they're going to be locked in to that good faith estimate. and your hud is also going to come with a direct comparison so you can sit there and go, what are you talking about? you told me it
he blamed the united states for trying to turn the countries against each other. the colombian government says it never has and never will make an act of war. >>> the days of the mortgage companies hitting you with unexpected closing costs might be coming to an end. jennifer westhoven is looking out for you. good morning. >> good morning. thanks, robin. if you've ever bought a home, you know the big moment to dread is at the close, you're at the table, they're giving you all the...
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our fear is what happens when they return tb united states -- to the united states. this pass september, -- this past of timbeseptember, an offie building was targeted. in springfield, at a federal building was targeted. finally, there was a recent arrest of two chicagoans would direct links to a group that was responsible for the november 2008 mumbai terrorist attacks. they seem to be plotting against targets. they appear to have been radicalized in the united states. given the evidence, one must conclude the radicalization of violence is occurring in the united states. given what seems to be a pattern of individuals, the nypd has invested a substantial effort in order to assess the quantity of a process that warrants the radicalization traject tree -- trajectory. it is consistent with the model from the 2007 nypd report that suggested four phases. driving this process is the proliferation of al qaeda ideology intertwined with real political grievances in a war against islam and provides justification to young men with an remarkable background to pursue violent extr
our fear is what happens when they return tb united states -- to the united states. this pass september, -- this past of timbeseptember, an offie building was targeted. in springfield, at a federal building was targeted. finally, there was a recent arrest of two chicagoans would direct links to a group that was responsible for the november 2008 mumbai terrorist attacks. they seem to be plotting against targets. they appear to have been radicalized in the united states. given the evidence, one...
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united states. don't get me started on that. but i believe you have power that others of us don't and that's why we elect you to this office. as a constituent with six grandchildren, i'm asking you to please help the youth of our day now and the future football players of tomorrow to stay safe. call it an osha deal, call it anything you want. but they go from being our youth in america to our employees. and we have, i believe, as americans, an obligation to make this a safer sport. >> i appreciate that. the last comment, mr. chairman, as i mentioned, you're not the only person, grant you, i have 7.5 and four kids and i think it's the parents role at the very early age to take care of the safety of their children. i certainly don't think the federal government has a role in intervene in that. but congress may have a role in making sure that there may be some funds for research and development. but getting involved in the every day operation of an nfl football team, congress is not qualified to do tha
united states. don't get me started on that. but i believe you have power that others of us don't and that's why we elect you to this office. as a constituent with six grandchildren, i'm asking you to please help the youth of our day now and the future football players of tomorrow to stay safe. call it an osha deal, call it anything you want. but they go from being our youth in america to our employees. and we have, i believe, as americans, an obligation to make this a safer sport. >> i...
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ambassadors cason was chief of mission at the united states intersection of cuba from september 10th, 2002 until september 10, 2005. ambassadors cason retired from the foreign service in 2008. by videoconference miriam leiva has been a human rights activist and independent journalist since 1995. in 2003, she was one of the founders of the ladies-- a woman organization that advocates for cuban prisoners of conscience. in september 2008 she left the movement to focus on journalism and direct aid to cuban prisoners of conscience and their families. a former cuban diplomat, be laid low was expelled in september 1992 for lack of political confidence and when she refused to divorce her husband and, independent journalist and economist oscar espinosa. after he was accused of being a counterrevolutionary. ms. leiva will testify by videoconference from the united states intersection in havana q but and there is a 42nd delay in the transmission of what she will be saying. ignacio sosa is a board member of friends of bright siskel bata, a nonprofit organization that raises aid for the only non-g
ambassadors cason was chief of mission at the united states intersection of cuba from september 10th, 2002 until september 10, 2005. ambassadors cason retired from the foreign service in 2008. by videoconference miriam leiva has been a human rights activist and independent journalist since 1995. in 2003, she was one of the founders of the ladies-- a woman organization that advocates for cuban prisoners of conscience. in september 2008 she left the movement to focus on journalism and direct aid...
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states. virginia and new jersey will declare governors and wednesday the federal reserve meets to decide where the cost of money should be. the stock market will watch but the fed is expected to leave key interest rates unchanged at zero percent. >>> the fighters are showing off their best along with new tunes. a preview of the greatest hits collection. >> one, two, three, four. ♪ ynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynynyny
states. virginia and new jersey will declare governors and wednesday the federal reserve meets to decide where the cost of money should be. the stock market will watch but the fed is expected to leave key interest rates unchanged at zero percent. >>> the fighters are showing off their best along with new tunes. a preview of the greatest hits collection. >> one, two, three, four. ♪...
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they have the outlet of coming to the united states for any care they need. they have the united states inventing pharmaceuticals that europe and canada will never invent because they don't have the profit system there. without the united states, there will be no relief for people who have to wait for three years to get a c.a.t. scan. there will nobody relief for people who want a drug that will never be invented because national health care passes. what i said was for the transition, for the tough cases i would rather have one fund that pays these few rare cases rather than wreck the entire system for everyone. i mean everyone on earth. which is what the democrat plan will do. over time, what you do if you don't like the insurance companies, make them compete. you make apple compete with microsoft and suddenly everybody has a computer for $200. you make cell phones compete, suddenly everything is cheap and easily available. somehow prices do not come down and services do not improve when the government is running things. >> larry: al, isn't it the insurance
they have the outlet of coming to the united states for any care they need. they have the united states inventing pharmaceuticals that europe and canada will never invent because they don't have the profit system there. without the united states, there will be no relief for people who have to wait for three years to get a c.a.t. scan. there will nobody relief for people who want a drug that will never be invented because national health care passes. what i said was for the transition, for the...
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a hurricane that already made a mess in central america is closing in on the united states. you're going to hear what kind of trouble hurricane ida could be bringing. >>> is there a connection between the fort hood shooting suspect and 9/11 hijackers? no evidence yet but the fbi think there's reason enough to look into that. >>> plus a big question today for the supreme court. what punishment is too harsh for kids who commit crimes? >>> first, though, the u.s. gulf coast is about to get hit by the season's first atlantic hurricane, ida. a category one storm with 90-mile-an-hour winds. it made a mess in nicaragua and is due to make landfall near the alabama-mississippi state line tomorrow. louisiana already declared a state of emergency. >>> is it just me or does it seem like it's a surprise that it's november and we're just now getting our first storm from the atlantic? >> it is kind of odd. less than 5% of all tropical storms or hurricanes happen in the month of november during a season so it's odd but we're breaking the odds. this is updated within the last minute. winds a
a hurricane that already made a mess in central america is closing in on the united states. you're going to hear what kind of trouble hurricane ida could be bringing. >>> is there a connection between the fort hood shooting suspect and 9/11 hijackers? no evidence yet but the fbi think there's reason enough to look into that. >>> plus a big question today for the supreme court. what punishment is too harsh for kids who commit crimes? >>> first, though, the u.s. gulf...
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"the new york times" says the cdc estimates that h1n1 may have killed 4,000 people in the united states since april. the virus isn't getting more dangerous but the cdc is now counting lab confirmed cases and deaths from complications related to h1n1. >>> president obama got four options from advisers about afghanistan, and he turned them all down. a white house official says the president has growing doubts about the afghan government, and he wants an exit strategy before sending extra troops. so he sent all his staff recommendations back to the drawing board. former secretary of state colin powell supports the president's cautious approach. >> this is a very difficult one for him, and it isn't just a one-time decision. this is a decision that will have consequences for the better part of his administration. so, mr. president, don't get pushed by the left to do nothing. don't get pushed by the right to do everything. you take your time to figure it out. you're the commander in chief and this is what you were elected for. >>> well, part of what's making this decision so hard is the presi
"the new york times" says the cdc estimates that h1n1 may have killed 4,000 people in the united states since april. the virus isn't getting more dangerous but the cdc is now counting lab confirmed cases and deaths from complications related to h1n1. >>> president obama got four options from advisers about afghanistan, and he turned them all down. a white house official says the president has growing doubts about the afghan government, and he wants an exit strategy before...
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it's the growing population in the united states. a lot of those democrats, however, in congress right now are very moderate. a lot of them are not for comprehensive immigration reform. none want to take a vote on immigration right now. it is the new third rail of american politics. but obama made promises in that area and so did a lot of more liberal democrats. the hispanic caucus is growing in influence. i think that's kind of the next policy piece to explode in washington. host: our guests have been patricia murphy. the wsi attached to our website. also joining us, jillian bandies. again, their website attached to the c-span website as well. thank you for joining us. we're going to do a short bit of phones and then we're going to talk about bus service in the united states. we'll be right back. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> washington journal continues. >> host: if you want to weigh in on the short period of open phones, the numbers are on the bo
it's the growing population in the united states. a lot of those democrats, however, in congress right now are very moderate. a lot of them are not for comprehensive immigration reform. none want to take a vote on immigration right now. it is the new third rail of american politics. but obama made promises in that area and so did a lot of more liberal democrats. the hispanic caucus is growing in influence. i think that's kind of the next policy piece to explode in washington. host: our guests...
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police say that a greek orthodox priest visiting the united states was lost. he followed lance corporal jason bruce into a garage to ask for help and they accuse bruce of beating the priest with a tire iron and calling him a racist. >> i think it's sad. this is a very soft-spoken person who is dedicated to serving god and serving church and from what it sounds like to me he got lost and asked for directions and someone assaulted him. >> allegedly called him a terrorist. bruce's attorney claims the priest groped bruce and he was defending himself. he's free on bond and the priest was tone aken to a hospital and released. >>> workers almost got hit by another rock slide and that one was caught on video. look at this. it's awfully close. a local news crew was turning the cleanup effort and able to get the video of the second rock slide. we understand a state transportation department geologist warned everyone there might be a second slide so moved them out of the way. u.s. 64 could be closed up to a week. >>> a woman went to lunch at mcdonald's and came home a ri
police say that a greek orthodox priest visiting the united states was lost. he followed lance corporal jason bruce into a garage to ask for help and they accuse bruce of beating the priest with a tire iron and calling him a racist. >> i think it's sad. this is a very soft-spoken person who is dedicated to serving god and serving church and from what it sounds like to me he got lost and asked for directions and someone assaulted him. >> allegedly called him a terrorist. bruce's...
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. >> do you ever want to be president of the united states? >> that certainly isn't on my radar screen right now, but when you consider some of the ordinary turning into extraordinary events that have happened in my life i am not one to predict what will happen in a few years. my ambition, if you l my desire is to help our country in whatever role that may be and i cannot predict what that will be, what doors would be open in the year 2012. >> would you play a major role? >> if people will have me, i will. >> i'll tell you which people would like it, comedians. >> you know, i don't think we should trash her, though, for wanting to be president. i want every girl in america to want to grow up to want to be president. >> i know. >> that's not a bad thing. what troubles me is that people might actually vote for her. ambition i think should not be attacked in women. >> david brooks, did you see him on george stephanopolous said she was a joke, ann, your own party base person there, one of the intellectuals in the party, i know that. he thinks she'
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it's been a year since barack obama became the 44th president of the united states. we've been asking. how do you think he's doing. do you think any of the elections you've been talking about. here's the comments. you've been lighting up my facebook page. this is what nick says. richelle carey, hln. nick says that he, president obama, inherited a bad economy and huge problems. everything will turn around but it will take another year. this has been a standard comment we've been getting. this one is unusual. cory says we need to tone down the hope. listen. i voted for obama. now that that is out of the way i'm going to tell you this, everyone went into this with their expectations way too high. really, how do people keep getting their hopes up like this every election. high hopes lead to disappointment. she's like, get over it people. things don't change that much. i wonder what cory has been through in his or her life. could be a guy as well. kim is on the phone calling from virginia. all right, kim. you had an election there, didn't you. >> we did. we did. i was jus
it's been a year since barack obama became the 44th president of the united states. we've been asking. how do you think he's doing. do you think any of the elections you've been talking about. here's the comments. you've been lighting up my facebook page. this is what nick says. richelle carey, hln. nick says that he, president obama, inherited a bad economy and huge problems. everything will turn around but it will take another year. this has been a standard comment we've been getting. this...
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and some of these things that have been proposed by united states congress aren't resonating with the virginia voter. >> here's the thing, the president spent $70 million in virginia last year. unprecedented. we'll spend maybe $20 million. you know, we're trying to build on what he did as much as possible. >> that's the story in virginia. let's go to new jersey. jon corzine is in a tight race with republican chris christi. but a moderate third-party candidate could split the gop vote and give corzine a second term. >>> how about this story out of ohio? police say it could be weeks before they identify those six women found dead inside this cleveland home. the coroner collecting dental records now for several missing women, including nancy cobbs who lived in that very neighborhood. he is also asking relatives to provide dna samples. one missing persons advocate say the deaths could have been prevented. >> nancy cobbs walked to the store. walked to the store on 116th and hasn't been seen since. six families are going to get horrible news. but if we had an a. missing persons department o
and some of these things that have been proposed by united states congress aren't resonating with the virginia voter. >> here's the thing, the president spent $70 million in virginia last year. unprecedented. we'll spend maybe $20 million. you know, we're trying to build on what he did as much as possible. >> that's the story in virginia. let's go to new jersey. jon corzine is in a tight race with republican chris christi. but a moderate third-party candidate could split the gop...
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states. and that's high we have growed to certain new initiatives in this area. we are creating a joint energy efficiency and renewable energy, cleaner uses of coal. electric vehicles an shale gas. >> china's crackdown on tibet and other issues have been a thorn in the united states -- >>> a storm with winds of 95 miles an hour and sustained winds of 55 miles an hour and higher are expected before the storm is over. these winds that have battered western washington state have eased up a little bit and floodwaters are easing up a little bit. the bad news by the way is the stormy weather may not be -- new guidance for you this morning that says women in their 40s do not need routine mammograms. that comes from a government task force of doctors and scientists. it contradicts the american cancer society's recommendation of annual mammograms starting at the age of 40. but the task force warns frequent screenings can cause false alarms by breast cancer. some women worry the new guidelines could in
states. and that's high we have growed to certain new initiatives in this area. we are creating a joint energy efficiency and renewable energy, cleaner uses of coal. electric vehicles an shale gas. >> china's crackdown on tibet and other issues have been a thorn in the united states -- >>> a storm with winds of 95 miles an hour and sustained winds of 55 miles an hour and higher are expected before the storm is over. these winds that have battered western washington state have...
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police say that a greek orthodox priest visiting the united states limited english capability was lost. he followed jason bruce in a garage and asked for directions. they accuse bruce of beating the priest with a tire iron and calling him a terrorist. >> it's sad. this is a soft-spoken person whose life is dedicated to serving god and the church and he got lost and asked for directions and someone assaulted him. >> bruce's attorney claims the reverend groped the man and bruce was only defending himself. he's free on bond. the priest was in a hospital and later released. >>> a lot of people are taking a second look at slugger sammy sosa. why he says his skin looks lighter these days. >> we're extremely proud of our military troops and want to honor them this veterans day especially in memory of our friend josh meadows who was fallen last month and just very proud to be a part of the marine corps and believe in what we're doing and fighting for america's freedom. thank you all. >> always faithful. of course on veterans day we salute all of the troops serving this country. parades under w
police say that a greek orthodox priest visiting the united states limited english capability was lost. he followed jason bruce in a garage and asked for directions. they accuse bruce of beating the priest with a tire iron and calling him a terrorist. >> it's sad. this is a soft-spoken person whose life is dedicated to serving god and the church and he got lost and asked for directions and someone assaulted him. >> bruce's attorney claims the reverend groped the man and bruce was...
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my husband is in the united states marine corps. hi, babe. the girls and i love you and miss you very much. your absence weighs heavy on our hearts and not a day goes by that you are not missed. we want to salute you and tell you we are so proud of our marines. we just want everyone to know that we have one of the best. the commitment to your family and country is admired and appreciated. we're counting down the days until your return, babe. we love you. >> if you have somebody in the service and you want to salute them, go to cnn.com/robin. >>> the man accused of raping and killing a popular anchor woman faced the people who could decide his fate. curtis vance was in court yesterday for the start of jury selection. he could get the death penalty if convicted. anne pressly was found brutally beaten in her bed. she died days later. vance says police tricked him into giving a confession. >>> turns out gay couples may have a lot in common with straight married couples. nearly a third who identify themselves as married are raising children. 43% o
my husband is in the united states marine corps. hi, babe. the girls and i love you and miss you very much. your absence weighs heavy on our hearts and not a day goes by that you are not missed. we want to salute you and tell you we are so proud of our marines. we just want everyone to know that we have one of the best. the commitment to your family and country is admired and appreciated. we're counting down the days until your return, babe. we love you. >> if you have somebody in the...
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he tried to fly to the united kingdom but was denied entrance and returned to the united states. he's accuse of running over his daughter withes i h car because he didn't think she was living according to traditional values. almaleki remains in the hospital in serious condition. >>> what kind of business gets 800% of a mark-up on things it's reselling? a military contractor in iraq does. and as brian todd reports, if someone's being ripped off your money is paying for it. >> reporter: $196.50 for a box of washers that's supposed to cost $1.22. $237 for a vehicle side mirror that you and i should pay less than $15 for. that's how much the inspector-general for iraq's reconstruction says american taxpayers have been overbilled by a contractor that supplies vehicle parts for the iraqi army. >> we are going to work with the army material command, the army contracting command to make sure the money is recouped and that taxpayer interests are cared for. >> reporter: he deals with a company called aecom which provides equipment and logistics reports. four invoices were reviewed a tiny f
he tried to fly to the united kingdom but was denied entrance and returned to the united states. he's accuse of running over his daughter withes i h car because he didn't think she was living according to traditional values. almaleki remains in the hospital in serious condition. >>> what kind of business gets 800% of a mark-up on things it's reselling? a military contractor in iraq does. and as brian todd reports, if someone's being ripped off your money is paying for it. >>...
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>> atlanta, again, the businees airport in the united states. rain showers are heavy at times. the fog is there, low clouds are there and wind later today. an hour or more delays in atlanta, charlotte, too. d.c. metro, low clouds, rain up there. about a half hour delay. then san francisco, the low clouds are in place already. that could extend to an hour. >> thanks. >>> what could be better than a raise or holiday bonus from the boss? one guy has his manager to thank for saving his life. >>> good morning. how are you doing? it's wednesday right in the middle of the week. thank you for joining us. here's what's going on today. the nation is about to honor its service members who put their lives on the line for their country. you're going to hear what celebrations are planned for today. >>> a pilot apparently had one too many before he showed up for work. what happens minutes before takeoff in that cockpit. >>> plus -- >> this was utter chaos. >> he's talking about a shopper tramabled to death in walmart last year. now, some lessons from the super bowl may prevent that from happe
>> atlanta, again, the businees airport in the united states. rain showers are heavy at times. the fog is there, low clouds are there and wind later today. an hour or more delays in atlanta, charlotte, too. d.c. metro, low clouds, rain up there. about a half hour delay. then san francisco, the low clouds are in place already. that could extend to an hour. >> thanks. >>> what could be better than a raise or holiday bonus from the boss? one guy has his manager to thank for...
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policy makers of the united states and abroad deployed a number of tools to stem the panic. the federal reserve sharply increased its provision of short-term liquidity to financial institutions. the u.s. treasury injected capital into banks. and the federal deposit insurance corporation guaranteed bank liabilities. the federal reserve at the treasury each took measures to stop the run on the money market mutual fund industry that began when a leading fund was unable to pay off its investors at par value. throughout the fall and early this year a range of additional initiatives required to stabilize major financial firms and markets both here and abroad. the ultimate purpose for the financial stabilization force was to restore the normal flow of credit which had been severely disrupted. the federal reserve did its part by creating new lending programs to support the functioning of some key credit markets such as the market for commercial paper which is used to finance businesses day-to-day operations and the market for asset backed securities which helps sustain the full fund
policy makers of the united states and abroad deployed a number of tools to stem the panic. the federal reserve sharply increased its provision of short-term liquidity to financial institutions. the u.s. treasury injected capital into banks. and the federal deposit insurance corporation guaranteed bank liabilities. the federal reserve at the treasury each took measures to stop the run on the money market mutual fund industry that began when a leading fund was unable to pay off its investors at...
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secondly, we don't have kidnapping for ransom in the united states. it was mentioned by the husband in this that it sounded like a bad movie plot. well, it is a very bad movie plot. notwithstanding hollywood, these things don't happen. the last time there was a fake ransom like that was in the jonbenet case, another long, rambling note which we know was fake because the little girl was dead in her -- in the basement. now, the real concern here, though, for people in my understand is the whole idea of faking kidnappings. what that does is it creates cry wolf scenarios so that the next time something like that happens there's a cynicism on the part of the public, or very well could be a cynicism on the part of the public about whether or not -- >> i agree. >> -- that kidnapping is an actual kidnapping or not. not to mention the resources that are taken away from legitimate situations. >> back to the lawyers. eleanor odom, peter odom, tamara holder. peter odom, what about her telling the cops? and this is obviously a voluntary statement. "i tried to make
secondly, we don't have kidnapping for ransom in the united states. it was mentioned by the husband in this that it sounded like a bad movie plot. well, it is a very bad movie plot. notwithstanding hollywood, these things don't happen. the last time there was a fake ransom like that was in the jonbenet case, another long, rambling note which we know was fake because the little girl was dead in her -- in the basement. now, the real concern here, though, for people in my understand is the whole...
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finally, paul reminds us that under america's 2002 treaty with russia, the united states will possess 6,000 nuclear warheads in 2012, 2200 of them fully armed, a total that would have horrified atomic scientists in 1945. he concludes by telling us that the arts and the humanities mass entertainment in certainly books are critical to our understanding of how much the manhattan project changed america. the atomic bombor there to that understanding and perhaps provided for new generations of americans who still must live in the shadow of the manhattan project. the doomsday clock is still ticking. so, thank you and i will take questions. [applause] are there any questions for either of us? >> i have a question. can you describe more about the work of the institute you were part of in relation to that book? >> the center for the study of orrin society is in the history department at the university of tennessee, knoxville and their emphasis is on collecting oral histories of veterans, predominantly of world war ii veterans but now of all wars and then we expand into other areas such as offe
finally, paul reminds us that under america's 2002 treaty with russia, the united states will possess 6,000 nuclear warheads in 2012, 2200 of them fully armed, a total that would have horrified atomic scientists in 1945. he concludes by telling us that the arts and the humanities mass entertainment in certainly books are critical to our understanding of how much the manhattan project changed america. the atomic bombor there to that understanding and perhaps provided for new generations of...
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we don't know how much of that is in the united states, how much around will world. job cuts still coming from some of the big companies. >>> also some mergers coming. berkshire hathaway is buying the burlington northern state santa fe. burlington northern santa fe railroad for $44 billion. berkshire, of course, is owned by warren buffett who is widely seen as basically one of the smartest stock market investors in the world. when i say by smartest, i mean richest. he's done the best. >> that's why he's smiling, right? thank you, jen. >>> a sheriff is defending his idea to charge prison inmates $5 a day for rent and even haircuts. another controversial program has gone all the way to the state supreme court. >>> the man accused of raping and killing a popular anchor woman faced the people who could fate. curtis vance was in court in arkansas for the start of jury selection yesterday. he could get the death penalty if he's elected. anne pressly was found brutally beaten in her bed in october last year. she died days later. vance's lawyer says the police tricked him in
we don't know how much of that is in the united states, how much around will world. job cuts still coming from some of the big companies. >>> also some mergers coming. berkshire hathaway is buying the burlington northern state santa fe. burlington northern santa fe railroad for $44 billion. berkshire, of course, is owned by warren buffett who is widely seen as basically one of the smartest stock market investors in the world. when i say by smartest, i mean richest. he's done the best....
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states. >> host: welcome to "after words." i am dave zirin, i am the sports editor for the nation magazine, and i'm absolutely thrilled to be interviewing a man who has written a tremendous biography about the greatest pound for pound boxer of the 20th century. that boxers name is walker smith, jr., better known as sugar ray robinson, and the author is wil haygood. how are you doing? >> guest: good, good to be here. >> host: it's great to have you. i do think this book is actually worthy of sugar ray robinson. it is a tremendous achievement so congratulations right away. >> guest: thank you. >> host: you are not a sports biographer by trade. why did you decide to spend five years of your life writing about sugar ray robinson? >> guest: i had written to previous biographies, one of adam clayton powell, the new york congressman and the other the entertainer, sammy davis jr. so i started thinking if i could find another subject that interested me i would have a trilogy, three major biographies, and i wanted adam hall of course, i
states. >> host: welcome to "after words." i am dave zirin, i am the sports editor for the nation magazine, and i'm absolutely thrilled to be interviewing a man who has written a tremendous biography about the greatest pound for pound boxer of the 20th century. that boxers name is walker smith, jr., better known as sugar ray robinson, and the author is wil haygood. how are you doing? >> guest: good, good to be here. >> host: it's great to have you. i do think this...
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i think when you're dealing with georgia, a developing democracy, and the united states you have two very different kettles of fish in terms of flow of information, freedom of the press and all of these other things. so it's less of a dangerous situation here which is why i think there's potential to harness -- harness outsourcing and make it work for us. you would have a very different situation in a lot of other countries in the world. finally, with respect to the first question. i just wanted -- where did you go? there you are. yeah, just to point out one thing. you know, we're talking about the pentagon in development. that's a whole new thing. for the department of defense to consider development part of its purview. i would just ask ourselves whether that really makes good strategic sense. i think it's not so smart. that's my own personal opinion. i can go into that more if you want later. [inaudible] >> i'm not sure. but i do see those two wars as anomalies. we really to have make a distinction between wartime contracting and peacetime contracting. i think wartime contracting
i think when you're dealing with georgia, a developing democracy, and the united states you have two very different kettles of fish in terms of flow of information, freedom of the press and all of these other things. so it's less of a dangerous situation here which is why i think there's potential to harness -- harness outsourcing and make it work for us. you would have a very different situation in a lot of other countries in the world. finally, with respect to the first question. i just...
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secondly, we don't have kidnapping for ransom in the united states. it was mentioned by the husband in this that it sounded like a bad movie plot. well, it is a very bad movie plot. notwithstanding hollywood, these things don't happen. the last time there was a fake ransom like that was in the jonbenet case, another long, rambling note which we know was fake because the little girl was dead in her -- in the basement. now, the real concern here, though, for people in my industry is the whole idea of faking kidnappings. what that does is it creates cry wolf scenarios so that the next time something like that happens there's a cynicism on the part of the public, or very well could be a cynicism on the part of the public about whether or not -- >> i agree. >> -- that kidnapping is an actual kidnapping or not. not to mention the resources that are taken away from legitimate situations. >> back to the lawyers. eleanor odom, peter odom, tamara holder. peter odom, what about her telling the cops? and this is obviously a voluntary statement. "i tried to make t
secondly, we don't have kidnapping for ransom in the united states. it was mentioned by the husband in this that it sounded like a bad movie plot. well, it is a very bad movie plot. notwithstanding hollywood, these things don't happen. the last time there was a fake ransom like that was in the jonbenet case, another long, rambling note which we know was fake because the little girl was dead in her -- in the basement. now, the real concern here, though, for people in my industry is the whole...
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>> they said would you be interested in running for vice president of the united states of america? and i said yes, i would love to. yes, i would be honored to be able to help contribute to the campaign if we were so blessed as to win, to the country. >> but there's no part of you that thinks, well, i wonder if i'm really up for that job. >> no, no. i didn't blink. i felt quite confident in my abilities and my executive experience knowing that this is an executive administrative job, happy to get in there and contribute. >> well, palin also saidly jie johnston has an open invitation to thanksgiving dinner. he's the father of her grandson and has publicly criticized her. in a few minutes you'll hear what palin said about a possible presidential run. >>> a georgia teacher is accused of trying to put a hit on a student. the student's attorney tells local media that randolph forde asked the 16-year-old if he was gay and threatened to hit him. police say that he asked another student to kill the teen. >> the teacher held a piece of paper up with the victim's name on it advising that he w
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states, in the united states we have the defense production act. basically what that tells us is that if we need material for the safety and security of this country that we can prior to rise that and i think many countries have that kind of situation and that they need to prior to arise for their country. that's why its own form for us to get to domestic manufacturing capacity in the u.s.. essentially something that we learned and realized during our pandemic planning early on and, in fact, to an earlier when we realized several years ago we down just 21 licensed in the u.s. and i think people worked very hard to get to the point that we are today and now we need to get to the point where we have much more domestic manufacturing capacity. i think in the case of a csl, there are based in australia and have a similar kind of arrangement or requirement within us joined government. remember the southern hemisphere has an opera get a different time and so australia was experiencing a pretty severe outbreak. they decided it needed vaccines a first for i
states, in the united states we have the defense production act. basically what that tells us is that if we need material for the safety and security of this country that we can prior to rise that and i think many countries have that kind of situation and that they need to prior to arise for their country. that's why its own form for us to get to domestic manufacturing capacity in the u.s.. essentially something that we learned and realized during our pandemic planning early on and, in fact, to...
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it is beyond me that this senate -- that this senate, the united states senate -- is ready to tell the seniors of this country that they're going to cut $500 billion from the care that these seniors get in medicare. and that's a growing number of people. year after year more people are on medicare, but yet it's going to -- the cuts are going to be there. and the gimmicks, the budget gimmicks are astonishing. the price tag, the advertised price tag is an astonishingly large number. over $800 billion. you know, to get down to that astonishingly high number, they've used quite a few gimmicks. you get taxes, you get medicare cuts, and then you get the gimmicks. i visited with senator gregg from the budget committee earlier today. i know he's going to be on the floor to discuss the gimmicks. one of the things they've done is basically hide the true cost of the bill, and the true cost of the bill is going to be close to $2.5 trillion over a ten-year span. and they've done it by putting in a whole new program here called the community living assistant services and support act. it's a new fede
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whether they are in the united states, china, or any nation. >> president obama will also visit china's great wall today. >>> a college football player spoke for the first time since his neck was crushed in a weightlifting accident. rafer weigel has more on that. >> good morning. seven words. that is all usc runningback stafon johnson was able to get out. eve than is a miracle. this was johnson when he greeted his teammates last month. back then he couldn't speak. he was breathing and eating through a tube. doctors say because of a gladiator like mentality he can swallow and repeated the last words spoken to him by his late grandfather. >> god has a plan. run, stafon, run. >> whether he ever plays football again, though, robin, it's not clear. when he asked about that, all he did was just shrug. >> it's amazing he was able to speak, like you said. because it must have damaged his voicebox so much. his larynx. thank you. >>> a passenger plane hit a flock of birds right after takeoff this weekend. the frontier airlines jet him them about 4,000 feet above kansas city saturday. >> heard thi
whether they are in the united states, china, or any nation. >> president obama will also visit china's great wall today. >>> a college football player spoke for the first time since his neck was crushed in a weightlifting accident. rafer weigel has more on that. >> good morning. seven words. that is all usc runningback stafon johnson was able to get out. eve than is a miracle. this was johnson when he greeted his teammates last month. back then he couldn't speak. he was...
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the united states will host the apec summit in hawaii in 2011. now, the host gets to dictate what guests wear for the summit's official picture. the summit says he looks forward to seeing the other leaders decked out in flower shirts and grass skirts. >>> some guantanamo bay detainees could be transferred to this prison in northern illinois. two obama administration officials tell cnn federal officials will visit the thomson correctional center tomorrow, about 150 miles west of chicago. governor pat quinn described the facility as state of the art and virtually empty. >> we now know, after many months in office, that there aren't nations out there who are going to take these 200 or so detainees left in guantanamo. so the idea of relocating these prisoners in the united states is a reality that the obama administration is confronting. >> a republican lawmaker from chicago is already saying that would invite terrorist attacks on illinois. an obama administration official says the prison would be even more security than the nation's only supermax pr
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of the united states. how scary is that? >> patience. patience. he's studying law. >> sarah palin threw some punches at levi on "oprah" but levi hit back on "e.t. "let's look. >> the whole premise of levi ever having lived with bristol is false, and from there, though, i mean you take that foundational untruth and you can kind of measure all the other things that he's saying. >> you know, she's basically calling me a liar which is total [ bleep ]. i did for, you know, a few, a couple months, and then we split up, and that was it. >> well, i mean, you know, it's becoming he said/she said. >> right. >> if you read the "vanity fair" article i'm sure you read that with levi he says scathing things about her and she went after him and the interview with oprah, she talks about him as a porn star with the "playgirl" thing he's not doing full frontal. oh, my god, san francisco is creating a national day of mourning, because -- but anyway. who do you believe? who do you think is tell -- who is the bigger liar, let's say or the smaller liar? >> wow. i think
of the united states. how scary is that? >> patience. patience. he's studying law. >> sarah palin threw some punches at levi on "oprah" but levi hit back on "e.t. "let's look. >> the whole premise of levi ever having lived with bristol is false, and from there, though, i mean you take that foundational untruth and you can kind of measure all the other things that he's saying. >> you know, she's basically calling me a liar which is total [ bleep ]. i...
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>> it hasn't flown over the united states yet. the roads will be more crowded for thanksgiving this year, because i guess, jen, folks are doing things dirchltly this time around. >> here's what to expect if your traveling. aaa says nearly 39 million americans are going to be on the move. it's a little more than last year, but it's nothing compared to recent years if you think back in your memory. that is because last year travel died. it went down 25%, and it's coming up this year but only 1%, so pretty much, we are sticking to these new habits. and that's why you might think, hey, that's a travel story, why is jen doing it? it's a money story. people are putting their budget first and saying i don't need any unnecessary travel at this time. most of the people who are traveling, they're going to be on the road in their cars while flying is expected to be down nearly 7%. but driving, up about 2%, and you know one of the reasons it helps out, you can still watch your budget and drive, is because gas about 50 cents a gallon cheaper r
>> it hasn't flown over the united states yet. the roads will be more crowded for thanksgiving this year, because i guess, jen, folks are doing things dirchltly this time around. >> here's what to expect if your traveling. aaa says nearly 39 million americans are going to be on the move. it's a little more than last year, but it's nothing compared to recent years if you think back in your memory. that is because last year travel died. it went down 25%, and it's coming up this year...
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states took office. this congress -- >> you owe all of that to the millions of americans who no longer have jobs. >> well, yeah, but they're separate issues so it's -- anyway, it's kind of -- it was a strange hearing. the bailout was, of course, engineered before tim geithner got there, before president obama was in office. geithner basically said, i hate the idea of the bailout rescue, too, but his point was that, look, it saved the financial markets and the economy from collapse. you can say, tell that to the millions of americans who lost their job, but you could have more millions of americans without jobs. you could have something that looked a lot more like the depression is the argument if the bailout didn't happen. >>> it's that time of year when you have that meeting with your boss about your performance review and your pay. and you just might get a little raise this year. that's good news in a bad economy. last year's average raise was just 1.8%. companies are willing to spend a little more, sa
states took office. this congress -- >> you owe all of that to the millions of americans who no longer have jobs. >> well, yeah, but they're separate issues so it's -- anyway, it's kind of -- it was a strange hearing. the bailout was, of course, engineered before tim geithner got there, before president obama was in office. geithner basically said, i hate the idea of the bailout rescue, too, but his point was that, look, it saved the financial markets and the economy from collapse....
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meb keflezighi -- not a proud moment for me, meb keflezighi and his family immigrated to the united states when he was 12 years old from africa. 34 years old, became a u.s. citizen in 1998. this guy was a star at ucla. he won the silver in 2004 for america, but this was his best rice, running the 26 miles as he proudly displayed the american flag. >> and look, the worse for wear. looks like he still has energy. >> amazing. >> thank you. >>> new this morning, san francisco's bay bridge may reopen later today. a california state transportation spokesperson says the final inspections on repairs are underway. now, it is closed though for the morning commute. it's rush hour, or nearing rush hour. well, okay, maybe it's not. it's nearing 6:00 a.m. eastern there. the "san francisco chronicle" reports that some drivers have faced eight hours or more round trip. the bridge closed tuesday after 5,000 pounds of metal crashed into traffic. >>> why don't we start with the weather right there because that's where bob's starting. >> you saw that live shot. eight hour commute though. >> can you imagine? >
meb keflezighi -- not a proud moment for me, meb keflezighi and his family immigrated to the united states when he was 12 years old from africa. 34 years old, became a u.s. citizen in 1998. this guy was a star at ucla. he won the silver in 2004 for america, but this was his best rice, running the 26 miles as he proudly displayed the american flag. >> and look, the worse for wear. looks like he still has energy. >> amazing. >> thank you. >>> new this morning, san...
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the relationship between iran and the united states has never recovered. and that was from my documentary "god's worries," two years ago. with me to continue this discussion, john limbert, the former u.s. diplomat who was one of the hostages in tehran. and columbia university professor gary sitt, author of the blog on iran and president of jimmy carter's security council, and joining me again, ibrahim asgharzdeh, one of the mastermind of the hostagetaking. you saw one of the spokesmen for the students there. what was your reaction when you heard her now just personal? >> i never had the pleasure of meeting her until the end. i understand that her name is milufah and not masumeh. after the revolution people did make some changes. now whatever it is, what i -- what i'm hearing, christiane, is an awful lot of rationalization for an act that people know was -- was an ugly act. and a very -- and an act with very negative consequences for iran, for iranians. and as much as they rationi izl it, as much as they say we were young, we were this, we were that -- >> y
the relationship between iran and the united states has never recovered. and that was from my documentary "god's worries," two years ago. with me to continue this discussion, john limbert, the former u.s. diplomat who was one of the hostages in tehran. and columbia university professor gary sitt, author of the blog on iran and president of jimmy carter's security council, and joining me again, ibrahim asgharzdeh, one of the mastermind of the hostagetaking. you saw one of the spokesmen...
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states will be changed to allow marriage between any person who loves one another. >> okay, tavis, thank you for calling in. we appreciate it. we still want to know what you think about this. e-mail us at cnn.com or send us a text at hln tv. >>> katrina, the most catastrophic natural disaster but the judge says the storm alone isn't responsible for the damage. that means someone could pay big bucks. >>> the federal government could be facing billions of dollars in losses over hurricane katrina because a judge ruled negligence by army corps of engineers led to the devastating flooding in 2005. yesterday a federal judge sided with six residents and one business said it didn't properly ling shipping channels in the gulf of mexico. >> today the people of the city of new orleans are vindicated because they cannot hide behind an immunity. it's time for the people of this community to be compensated. the larger message here is this corps is not the same corps that built the panama canal. >> the judge didn't award one couple damages but the others were awarded damages from $100,000 to $317,000.
states will be changed to allow marriage between any person who loves one another. >> okay, tavis, thank you for calling in. we appreciate it. we still want to know what you think about this. e-mail us at cnn.com or send us a text at hln tv. >>> katrina, the most catastrophic natural disaster but the judge says the storm alone isn't responsible for the damage. that means someone could pay big bucks. >>> the federal government could be facing billions of dollars in losses...
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going to affect your retirement in the united states navy. but you brought this on yourself. and i don't have any sympathy for you in that respect. there's going to be $348 in court costs, $151 lien. is there a cost of prosecution? >> what about the anger management class, your honor? >> she's already gone through a year and a half of counseling. >> we'd still like something to say that it meets the requirement of our anger management in florida. >> i don't think there is a requirement of anyway. i want you to do an eight-hour anger management class also. that's standard. >> no contact with mr. oefelein? >> is there any reason she needs to contact mr. oefelein? >> no. >> he's not a defendant in this case. >> judge -- >> or a victim -- >> no contact whatsoever with mr. oefelein either. do you understand? >> i understand. >> judge, i think we've honored this -- while she's been on release -- >> boy, this has got to sting for colleen shipman who gave a very tearful testimony just a short while ago. the state attorney had been asking that there b
going to affect your retirement in the united states navy. but you brought this on yourself. and i don't have any sympathy for you in that respect. there's going to be $348 in court costs, $151 lien. is there a cost of prosecution? >> what about the anger management class, your honor? >> she's already gone through a year and a half of counseling. >> we'd still like something to say that it meets the requirement of our anger management in florida. >> i don't think there...
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now, the united states does take this issue very seriously, but relatively few resources are directed towards the domestic side of the issue. almost all of the money that is -- and it's a huge amount of money. almost all of the money that the united states invests in human trafficking is invested in the global issue. and that's based on the theory that the united states was only a source of -- or was only a destination location for human trafficking, but it looks like we're actually funding a lot of our own destination, we're a source society as well -- >> of victims. we're a source of the victims, of these child victims. and you know, to you, eleanor dixon. let's unleash lawyers. with me eleanor odom, peter odom, anne bremner. eleanor and peter out of the atlanta jurisdiction. anne bremner high-profile lawyer out of seattle. eleanor, here's the kicker. people think all this money is traded for child prostitutes, for a 5-year-old girl. this mother probably sold her own girl for a hit of crack. come on. >> exactly right, nancy. especially looking at someone with a drug problem. she kil
now, the united states does take this issue very seriously, but relatively few resources are directed towards the domestic side of the issue. almost all of the money that is -- and it's a huge amount of money. almost all of the money that the united states invests in human trafficking is invested in the global issue. and that's based on the theory that the united states was only a source of -- or was only a destination location for human trafficking, but it looks like we're actually funding a...
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to meet these kinds of challenges, the united states looks to strengthen old alliances and build new partnerships with the nations of this region. >> president obama later met with the japanese emperor. in singapore, he's expected to talk with russia's president about replacing the nuclear agreement which is expiring next month. >>> increased fighting in afghanistan is hurting morale among u.s. soldiers there. in contrast, two battlefield survey, morale is up in soldiers in iraq because combat there is decreasing. the surveys indicate suicide have jumped across the board. the army is working to get more mental health workers to help soldiers cope with more depression. this report comes as president obama considers sending more troops to afghanistan. >>> strong reactions out there about the decision to bring a 9/11-related trial to new york. eric holder said yesterday five suspects with the alleged ties to the attacks will be tried in a civilian court in manhattan. the courthouse just blocks away from ground zero. they include khalid shaikh mohammed and four other guantanamo bay detai
to meet these kinds of challenges, the united states looks to strengthen old alliances and build new partnerships with the nations of this region. >> president obama later met with the japanese emperor. in singapore, he's expected to talk with russia's president about replacing the nuclear agreement which is expiring next month. >>> increased fighting in afghanistan is hurting morale among u.s. soldiers there. in contrast, two battlefield survey, morale is up in soldiers in iraq...
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. >> we do have breaking news coming to us out of texas in the united states. a shooting at a u.s. army base there. now, we are being told there are multiple deaths and injuries. >> what must the rest of the world think about america's addiction to violence? yesterday afternoon, the first of two deadly shooting rampages in two consecutive days. the number of dead at ft. hood, 13, including 21-year-old michael pearson, who joined the army just over a year ago. his devastated brother could barely contain himself. >> he's on his way home. there's no way out of, what, 43 people got injured, there's no way, he's already done with the readiness. wasn't in that building. he wasn't -- i told my mom that there's no way he could have been there and there's no way somebody got on base and shot people unless it was one of our own, and then not a half hour after i said that, it was on the news that it was one of our own soldiers. >> that poor guy. so many others like him. one of our own indeed. according to authorities, the man in the cross-hairs of military investigators is 39-year-old army ps
. >> we do have breaking news coming to us out of texas in the united states. a shooting at a u.s. army base there. now, we are being told there are multiple deaths and injuries. >> what must the rest of the world think about america's addiction to violence? yesterday afternoon, the first of two deadly shooting rampages in two consecutive days. the number of dead at ft. hood, 13, including 21-year-old michael pearson, who joined the army just over a year ago. his devastated brother...
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we're going to hear from a few speakers including the president of the united states as well as the army chaplain here at ft. hood. some versus from the bible will also be read. and as is customary when something, whenever a soldier falls, we'll hear a 21-gun salute and a roll call reading the names of the deceased. we understand many of the victim whose survived the attack will also be here today as well as families of the victims t s whod and many in the ft. hood community and the killeen. this is open to the public. you can tell from behind me, these are temporary storage containers put up around the field. it is usually open space, to secure it bp because security is a high priority right now, as can you imagine, and the president and other high-level officials and lawmakers are probably entering right about now, or soon, because the memorial is just a little over an hour away. >> as i understand it, the suspect in this case is still hospitalized. do we know what his situation is, not just on that front but from a legal perspective as well? >> reporter: christi, he survived four guns
we're going to hear from a few speakers including the president of the united states as well as the army chaplain here at ft. hood. some versus from the bible will also be read. and as is customary when something, whenever a soldier falls, we'll hear a 21-gun salute and a roll call reading the names of the deceased. we understand many of the victim whose survived the attack will also be here today as well as families of the victims t s whod and many in the ft. hood community and the killeen....
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the united states will host the apec summit in hawaii in 2011. president says he'll explore with the other leaders decked out in flowered shirts and grass skirts. >>> some guantanamo bay detainees could be transferred to this prison in northern illinois. two obama administration officials tell cnn they will visit the thompson correctional center tomorrow, 15 miles west of chicago. illinois governor designed the prison as state-of-the-art and virtually empty. the obama administration promised to close guantanamo by january 22nd, but it's having trouble meeting that deadline. >>> we now know after many months in office that there aren't nations out there who will take the 200 detainees or so left in guantanamo. so the idea of relocating these prisoners in the united states is a reality that the obama administration is confronting. >> a republican lawmaker from chicago is already saying that would invite terrorist attacks on illinois. and obama administration officials said the prison would be even more secure than the nation's only supermax prison.
the united states will host the apec summit in hawaii in 2011. president says he'll explore with the other leaders decked out in flowered shirts and grass skirts. >>> some guantanamo bay detainees could be transferred to this prison in northern illinois. two obama administration officials tell cnn they will visit the thompson correctional center tomorrow, 15 miles west of chicago. illinois governor designed the prison as state-of-the-art and virtually empty. the obama administration...